Philadelphia, PA

Philadelphia Public Records Guide

Falls under Pennsylvania public records law

As of February 1, 2012, the City has enacted a Right to Know Policy, available for download here that requires that requesters use the statewide form (available here) for requests to be considered official. Requests submitted directly without this form will be considered “informal.”

Stats

Requests
Filed448
Completed58
Rejected63
No Responsive Documents106
Awaiting Acknowledgement123
Awaiting Response23
Requiring Action41
Overdue146
Appeals
Appeals awaiting response3
Allowed Response Time
5 days
Average Response Time
100 days
Success Rate
13.39%

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Agency Requests
Philadelphia Police Department 265
Mayor's Office 37
City Of Philadelphia 16
Philadelphia City School District 16
Philadelphia District Attorney 15
Philadelphia Law Department 13
Philadelphia Department Of Public Health 12
Information Technology, Pennsylvania 6
Department of Revenue 5
Philadelphia Housing Authority 5